60NYT > Lynne F. Stewarttopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/lynne_f_stewart/index.html?rss=1News about Lynne F. Stewart, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usTue 03 Mar 2015 15:02:21 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comJudge Orders Release of Dying Lawyer Convicted of Aiding Terrorismhttp://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/nyregion/us-asks-judge-to-free-dying-lawyer.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/nyregion/us-asks-judge-to-free-dying-lawyer.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2014/01/01/nyregion/LYNNE/LYNNE-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Federal authorities had asked the judge to free Lynne F. Stewart, who was serving a 10-year sentence for helping her client, Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, contact his followers.By BENJAMIN WEISERWed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/01/nyregion/us-asks-judge-to-free-dying-lawyer.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDying Lawyer’s Request for Release From Prison Is Turned Downhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/nyregion/judge-denies-ill-lawyers-plea-to-be-freed-from-prison.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/nyregion/judge-denies-ill-lawyers-plea-to-be-freed-from-prison.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/08/10/nyregion/10stewart-1/10stewart-1-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>The judge said he did not have the power to order the “compassionate release” of Lynne F. Stewart, an outspoken former defense lawyer who is dying from cancer in a federal prison.By BENJAMIN WEISERSat, 10 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/10/nyregion/judge-denies-ill-lawyers-plea-to-be-freed-from-prison.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssDying Lawyer Asks Judge to Free Her From Prisonhttp://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/nyregion/dying-lawyer-asks-judge-to-release-her-from-prison.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/nyregion/dying-lawyer-asks-judge-to-release-her-from-prison.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2013/08/06/nyregion/y-STEWART/y-STEWART-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Lynne Stewart, who was sentenced in 2010 to 10 years in prison for smuggling messages from an imprisoned client to his violent followers in Egypt, is seeking to have her sentence vacated because she has cancer.By BENJAMIN WEISERTue, 06 Aug 2013 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/06/nyregion/dying-lawyer-asks-judge-to-release-her-from-prison.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss10-Year Sentence for Lawyer in Terrorism Case Is Upheldhttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/nyregion/lynne-stewarts-10-year-prison-sentence-is-upheld.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/nyregion/lynne-stewarts-10-year-prison-sentence-is-upheld.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/06/29/nyregion/STEWART/STEWART-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Lynne F. Stewart had argued that her rights were violated when a judge raised her original two-year term, handed down in 2005 for helping a convicted terrorist communicate with his followers.By BENJAMIN WEISERFri, 29 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/29/nyregion/lynne-stewarts-10-year-prison-sentence-is-upheld.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssFree-Speech Argument in Appeal of Disbarred Lawyer’s Sentencehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/nyregion/free-speech-is-cited-in-appeal-of-lynne-stewarts-10-year-sentence.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/nyregion/free-speech-is-cited-in-appeal-of-lynne-stewarts-10-year-sentence.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/03/01/nyregion/Y-STEWART/Y-STEWART-thumbStandard-v2.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>A lawyer for Lynne F. Stewart, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison for aiding terrorism, argued that her statements outside of court should not have been used against her.By COLIN MOYNIHANThu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/nyregion/free-speech-is-cited-in-appeal-of-lynne-stewarts-10-year-sentence.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA Defendant Pays the Price For Talking to Reportershttp://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900EED6113CF934A25754C0A9669D8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSo that's why they tell their clients not to talk to us. Part of the ritual in covering courts as a reporter is going to lawyers after their clients are accused of something and getting the token ''No comment'' or ''We intend to vigorously...By JOHN ELIGONSat, 17 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900EED6113CF934A25754C0A9669D8B63?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSentence Is Sharply Increased for Lawyer Convicted of Aiding Terrorhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/nyregion/16stewart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/nyregion/16stewart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2010/07/16/nyregion/STEWART/STEWART-thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Lynne F. Stewart, a disbarred human rights lawyer, was convicted of aiding terrorism.By JOHN ELIGONFri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/nyregion/16stewart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssProsecutors Ease Stance, but Still Seek Long Prison Term for Radical Lawyerhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/nyregion/26stewart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLynne Stewart&#8217;s lawyers are arguing for her original 28-month sentence, but prosecutors want 15 to 30 years.By BENJAMIN WEISERSat, 26 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/26/nyregion/26stewart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss99.5 FM, Where the Board Meetings Make the Broadcasts Seem Tamehttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/nyregion/16wbai.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/nyregion/16wbai.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2010/01/16/nyregion/16wbai_CA0/thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>For 50 years, WBAI, at 99.5 FM, has occupied a wavelength all its own as one of the more eccentric outposts of countercultural politics and arts in the nation.By MICHAEL POWELLSat, 16 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/16/nyregion/16wbai.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssRadical Lawyer Convicted of Aiding Terrorist Is Jailedhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/nyregion/20stewart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/nyregion/20stewart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss"><img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2009/11/20/nyregion/20stewart_CA0/thumbStandard.jpg" border="0" height="75" width="75" hspace="4" align="left"/></a>Lynne F. Stewart, who helped an imprisoned client, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, communicate with followers, said, “I will return.”By COLIN MOYNIHANFri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/nyregion/20stewart.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss